7. Alabama Republican officials condemned the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a North Carolina train, criticizing Democratic policies for allowing the repeat offender’s release and calling for stricter crime measures. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said, “This murderer had a rap sheet a mile long. He was arrested 14 times. He should have never been on that train to begin with. Democrat-run cities are overrun with crime, and their leaders refuse to do anything about it.”
6. President Donald Trump expressed anger at Russia’s drone incursion into Polish airspace, reaffirming U.S. support for NATO ally Poland and discussing new sanctions on Russia with European officials.
5. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticized President Donald Trump’s newest threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago as a power grab, while Operation Midway Blitz continues with ICE raids targeting criminals and those raids drawing angry crowds that Pritzker supports.
4. The man that many in Alabama politics believe is incredibly smart, Retirement Systems of Alabama CEO David Bronner, is now warning that President Donald Trump’s volatile policies, including tariffs and immigration crackdowns, threaten Alabama’s $56 billion retirement funds, even as stocks are at record highs, inflation numbers are steady and the RSA’s statehouse contractor faced illegal labor busts.
3. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated yesterday at Utah Valley University as he was answering questions from the crowd on mass shootings; he had just responded “too many” to transgender shooters and clarified comments on gang violence before collapsing after being assassinated.
2. President Donald Trump released an Oval Office message calling Charlie Kirk a “martyr for truth and freedom” following his assassination.
1. Alabama leaders and conservatives mourned Charlie Kirk, with a University of Alabama prayer vigil, calls against political violence, and tributes to his conservative legacy.
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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN
